Clusterward
Company

Clusterward: a Kubernetes platform from Germany, built and run by the people who make it

Clusterward is made by BitKollegen GmbH, based in Hannover. We build software for businesses and as our own products – and run it ourselves on European cloud infrastructure. Clusterward is the tool that grew out of that work, and today it runs our own products too.

BitKollegen GmbH in Hannover, maker of Clusterward: its own products Clusterward, DeskGenie and Compliance Master, certified to ISO 27001, 25000, 9001 and 12207, plus paths to About us, Become a partner, Careers and Contact
BitKollegen at a glance: the company, our own products and how to work with us
In brief

Who is behind Clusterward?

Clusterward is a Kubernetes platform from Germany: built by BitKollegen GmbH in Hannover and run on Scaleway in EU data centers. Management, customer relationships and project ownership sit in Hannover; dedicated teams develop, test and operate the software. If you use Clusterward, you talk to the people who build it.

That shapes the product: every feature exists because we needed it in our own operations, and every change runs on our own systems first.

BitKollegen at a glance

Company
BitKollegen GmbH
Headquarters
Drostestraße 16, 30161 Hannover
Products
Clusterward, DeskGenie, Compliance Master
Certified
ISO 27001, ISO 25000, ISO 9001, ISO 12207
Operations
Scaleway, data centers in the EU
From tool to product

How did Clusterward come about?

Every new customer of our own SaaS products needed a database, a bucket, a domain and a deployment – and every one of those tasks lived in a different tool.

  1. 01

    Our own SaaS

    Our products run on Kubernetes at Scaleway, with customers who each need their own resources.

  2. 02

    Automate

    Clusters, databases, domains and deployments became fixed workflows instead of manual work.

  3. 03

    Interface

    The workflows got a cockpit with roles, an audit log and safety nets.

  4. 04

    For everyone

    What makes operations easier for us, we now offer to other teams as SaaS.

Products

What does BitKollegen build and run?

Three in-house SaaS products, all in production use.

Clusterward

The control plane for Kubernetes on Scaleway: clusters, deployments, databases, domains and customer onboarding from one cockpit. This website is rolled out with it.

All features

DeskGenie

ERP for law and tax firms and service providers: customers, contracts, deadlines, projects and invoices in one system. DeskGenie runs on Clusterward, and new customers are created via a tenant pipeline.

Compliance Master

White-label compliance software for law and tax firms: registers, workflows, assessments and audit-proof documentation under your own brand.

More at BitKollegen
Certifications

What standards does BitKollegen work to?

BitKollegen is certified to four international standards. They cover how we build and run software and how we protect information.

  • ISO 27001

    Information security management: risks, access and incidents follow fixed, audited processes.

  • ISO 25000

    Software product quality: reliability, security and maintainability are assessed.

  • ISO 9001

    Quality management: processes are documented, measured and continuously improved.

  • ISO 12207

    Software life cycle: from requirements and development to operations and maintenance, following defined processes.

How we work

How does the team work?

  • Dedicated teams

    Development, quality assurance and operations sit with dedicated teams instead of changing contractors – knowledge stays in the company.

  • Responsibility all the way to operations

    We run what we build – including Clusterward itself.

  • Sustainable workload

    A working environment where well-being and a fair workload matter.

  • Expertise counts

    Competence is what counts, regardless of gender.

  • Knowledge transfer

    Knowledge flows between teams, products and projects.

  • Long-term

    Long-term collaboration instead of short-term resources.

From our own operations

Why do we run what we sell?

clusterward.app is rolled out and run with Clusterward – the same way as your applications. New DeskGenie customers are created through a tenant pipeline, with a database, bucket and domain. Whatever we notice along the way becomes a feature and shows up in the Changelog.

Our clusters, databases and buckets live at Scaleway in EU data centers – the same foundation we recommend to our customers. Digital sovereignty explains why that matters; Security & access covers how we handle access and evidence in operations.

How to work with us

How can you work with us?

About us

Who we are, how Clusterward came about and the standards we work to.

More about us

Become a partner

For agencies, IT service providers and consultants who run their customers’ applications on Scaleway – with training and priority support.

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Careers

There are no open positions right now – but we’re always happy to read speculative applications.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the company behind Clusterward

  • BitKollegen GmbH, based in Hannover. It builds software for businesses as well as its own products such as Clusterward, DeskGenie and Compliance Master, and runs them itself.

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